On January 28 this year, under the pretext that they were locked out of their house, the pair, who were boyfriend and girlfriend at the time, along with Paice’s brother Tyler, who knew the victim, went to his home in Church View.

Prosecuting, Alexander Williams, said they visited the victim, described as a vulnerable, alcohol-dependant man, planning to trick him into letting them in.

The court heard that once inside, Paice went on the victim’s laptop, and Florey came into the room where she was with the victim.

“He asked ‘what is going on’ saying ‘you have been messing around with my girlfriend’ in order to provide a pretext for what followed,” Mr Williams said.

“The victim, of course, had not been messing around with Miss Paice. He said so, and the male defendant was shouting, ranting and raving.”

Florey then attacked the victim, putting him into a headlock, punching him in the eyes, which caused heavy swelling and bruising.

“The victim went to the floor and there he was kicked a couple of times to the right side of his body,” Mr Williams said.

“When he had been on his feet, the male defendant had been pushing him around against the fridge-freezer.”

Mr Williams said that the victim made no attempt to defend himself, and that Florey demanded £150 in return for his laptop.

The younger brother and Paice had left by that stage, taking an Acer laptop, a mobile phone, and seven pounds cash.

The court heard that Florey threatened the victim, saying ‘I will come back and finish you off’.

The victim called the police and the defendants were arrested. The prosecution offered no evidence against Tyler Paice, 22, of Mansfield Road in Ash.

Paice initially denied the offence, giving an account of having been locked out and needing to access to the address, but thereafter, she admitted that it was a pre-planned visit and they attended the location in order to rob.

The court heard from a probation officer in relation to Paice.

“She told me the offence was committed against a background of drinks and drugs, and at quite a difficult time in her life,” the officer said.

“She grew up in Yorkshire and had a very difficult and traumatic childhood. She found herself in care at the age of 16.

“She came to the Ash area in October 2013, but unfortunately, took a life of abusing drugs and alcohol and getting into trouble.

“Prior to being on remand, she had started taking steps to organise her life. She has a place at Guildford College to start a two year course in health and social care. She views this as a way of turning her life around.”

James Keely, defending Florey who appeared via video link from HMP Highdown, said the defendant was disgusted with himself.

“He too had a wretched upbringing,” said Mr Keely. “He drinks and takes drugs in order to blank out the past.”

Investigating officer Detective Constable David Jones said: “As well as the physical abuse [the victim] suffered, it has also had a massive impact on his self-confidence.

“The sentence given to Florey and Paice on Friday was the result of a long and thorough investigation and demonstrates Surrey Police’s commitment to bringing offenders to justice, as well as showing how seriously we take allegations of this nature.”